One Man Kayak (21 feet long)
Unidentified Kalaallit (West Greenlandic Inuit) maker
Eastern Arctic
Arctic
about 1887
Wood and seal skin
Weight: 47.5 lb. (21.5 kg)
Length: 21.33 ft. (650 cm)
Width: 19 1/8 in. (48.5 cm)
Depth: 9 13/16 in. (25 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the Smithsonian Institution
47.30.10865
Geography
Place Made: Sisimiut, Greenland, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Transportation: Water
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Central and Eastern
Not on view
Provenance
Henry Bates Williams (1907-1987), Dartmouth Professor of English and Drama; given to present collection, 1947. Collected by Captain Joseph W. Collins (1839-1904), Holstenborg, West Greenland, 1887; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; given to present collection, 1947.
This record is part of an active database that includes information from historic documentation that may not have been recently reviewed. Information may be inaccurate or incomplete. We also acknowledge some language and imagery may be offensive, violent, or discriminatory. These records reflect the institution’s history or the views of artists or scholars, past and present. Our collections research is ongoing.
We welcome questions, feedback, and suggestions for improvement. Please contact us at: Hood.Collections@dartmouth.edu